On June 1, Ethiopia held parliamentary elections. Results should come out this week, and Reuters along with many other outlets is predicting a “landslide win”
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More organised and more dependent on tech and outside support, the war in Sudan is deadlier than ever for civilians. Kiri Rupiah is the Communities
00:00:00 Webinar series intro 00:04:35 Oksana Dutchak introduces herself and her research 00:07:22 Core concepts of feminist social reproduction theory 00:29:39 Q&A: hierarchies of care
A month ago, many articles appeared to remind the Western public of the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. This wave of articles
The progressive foreign response has often privileged geopolitics and anti-American imperialism at the cost of the struggle for democracy in Iran. The 13th century Persian
After violating the ‘ceasefire’ 10,000 times, Israel is once again pounding Lebanon as its enduring thirst for war drives ever expanding ambitions. I woke up
From Equator Watching Turkish TV this past week has been a strange experience. Since 28 February, pro- and anti-Erdoğan channels have largely suspended their political
From Boston Review Alex Shams: You have written extensively on sociopolitical transformations in the Middle East in recent decades, including the Arab Spring revolutions that
Let’s be blunt. Kidnapping, arresting, or killing a political figure of one country by another state is defined as illegal in international law, not because
The killing of Ali Khamenei, alongside a number of senior figures from the IRGC and the ruling apparatus, is an exceptional development in Iran’s current
Last October, the war in Sudan took a new turn with the capture of El Fasher by the Rapid Support Forces. The city in western
Sasha Talaver: You’ve been in the army for almost four years. What is your job now? How are you feeling? Taras Bilous: I’m a drone
The fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine is being marked by the most intense and destructive shelling of Ukrainian cities since the war
Militaries play a major role in the politics of many countries. They determine whether elections can occur and who can compete. From Egypt to Pakistan
Sudan’s war is far from a binary struggle; it is a conflict where a web of local, regional, and global interests and tensions has converged
As the full-scale invasion of Ukraine enters its fifth year, resistance to Russian occupation has undergone a radical transformation. The public displays of defiance that defined the war’s early days
Dear comrades and friends, As we enter the fifth year of russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the war continues to devastate our communities. This winter,
From Chartist Magazine The so-called 28-point plan (drafted in part by the Russian regime and presented by the US) cannot serve as the basis for a just
In September, Donald Trump signed an executive order changing the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War, and posted an image
“Try me for treason. I betrayed your deranged state”, the Russian anti-war protester Andrei Trofimov told the Second Western District Military Court in May. In
The Russian economy appears resilient for now, but long-term stagnation is nearly unavoidable When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022,
Investigative journalist Yuval Abraham takes us inside his reporting on the systems driving Israel’s mass killing in Gaza over the past two years. He discusses
From +972 Magazine The presence of Palantir and Dataminr at the new U.S. military compound in Israel offers a glimpse of how tech companies are
In this episode of The Horn, Alan speaks with Julia Steers, investigations editor at Lighthouse Reports, about the large-scale atrocities that took place in Darfur’s
The tragedy of El-Fasher, the Sudanese army’s last stronghold in Darfur, was not unforeseen; it was inevitable. From the moment the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)
The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 produced not only military and humanitarian responses but also scholarly and artistic ones from Ukrainians looking to
Why do Western technologies continue to fuel Russia’s war machine despite sweeping sanctions? Is it a matter of loopholes — or proof that global capital
Darfur is engulfed in atrocity, with famine, mass killings and displacement now defining what remains of Sudan’s revolution. The city of El Fasher in the
From +972 Magazine By attaching a military goal to each act of killing, Israelis of all stripes could partake in the slaughter without questioning the
In one of its most important facets, Sudan’s war is a war against the revolution that began in December 2018 and endures in the daily
From Green Unionism I. Highest Recommendation: If you if you have limited time or capacity, at the very least read the following articles, because they’ll
Denys Gorbach (Kryvyi Rih, 1984) is a sociologist. The research from his doctoral thesis at Sciences Po (Paris) is contained in the book ‘The Making
Two activists from Sudfa (a media outlet founded by Sudanese exiles in France) and Génération Lumière (a decolonial ecology association founded by young Congolese people
US president Donald Trump has said Ukraine could win back all of the territory it has lost in the ongoing war, but Russia’s president Vladimir
Eiad Husham is a Sudanese journalist whose investigative reports and insightful analyses have appeared in numerous outlets, including Sudans Post, Ayin, Al Jazeera, The New
The war in Sudan is often flattened with numbers, shorthand and labels that suggest it’s both too much and too petty to resolve. Even the
It is a mistake to think that Benjamin Netanyahu is solely responsible for Israel’s genocide or that removing him would bring it to an end.
From +972 Magazine After months of hesitation, B’Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights-Israel assert that the war is meant to erase Palestinian life — now
From Himal Southasian After Pakistan’s military “win” in the May 2025 confrontation with India, the army under Asim Munir as field marshal has even greater
In what ways do women’s bodies become both targets and instruments of war? How is this connected to the patriarchal logic underlying warfare? And how
From Atar: Sudan in Perspective The Haftar-Hemedti nexus rests on a shared ideology that scorns centralised state authority in favour of personal loyalty networks and
How has women’s activism in Russia changed since February 24, 2022? Why have women-led, grassroots initiatives become one of the few resilient forms of resistance?
In Myanmar — where over four years of fighting since the 2021 coup has killed at least 80,000 people — aerial warfare has been crucial
On this page we document some dissident and alternative views on the conflict from social movements in Iran and its region.
Ivan Bakalov is a researcher and expert on Russia’s political economy. He argues that Russian capitalism hit its limits after the economic crisis of 2008-2009.
It’s hard to write about something like this. Events are moving very quickly, and it’s difficult for us mere mortals to stay on top of
We, Iranians and Israelis, share grave concerns for the future of our countries and the region. Israel and Iran have been engaged in indirect conflict
From +972 Magazine A people whose entire existence depends solely on military might is destined to end up in the darkest corners of destruction, and
An ominous buzzing in the sky. Swarms of killer AI drones. Fields of fiberoptic grass. The weird future of drone warfare is here. The conflict
Recall that Ukraine disarmed in 1994 in exchange for security assurances by Russia, the US, and the UK, assurances that ultimately weren’t kept. By reportedly
The ceasefire is just the first step in the long walk to justice and peace We, feminists from India and Pakistan, unequivocally welcome the ceasefire
What do the lessons of WWII mean today? What stance should the international left take towards its legacy? And is it possible to resist the
From Sidecar The 15 April marked the two-year anniversary of a civil war in Sudan that has left tens of thousands dead and millions displaced.
In late 2024, Kiir’s regime began military campaigns in three states: Western Equatoria, Western Bahr el Ghazal, and Upper Nile. All three states have experienced
In Juba, South Sudan’s capital, something is afoot. Over the last two weeks, in meetings between the very distinguished ambassadors of very concerned Western countries,
It is a measure of how dark the situation is in South Sudan that the prospect of the country being split apart by Sudan’s warring
It has now been three years since Putin’s criminal aggression against Ukraine expanded into a full-scale invasion. Hundreds of thousands have been killed, millions of
Catarina Martins was the national coordinator of the Left Block, a democratic socialist political party in Portugal, from 2012 until 2023. She was elected a
What might a lasting peace look like from the leftist perspective? Upon what principles can a just European security architecture be established? In their report,
This article analyzes the crimes committed by Hamas in Israel on October 7th through a comparison with other historical massacres. This can give us a
‘Lavender’: The AI Machine Directing Israel’s Bombing Spree in Gaza, by Yuval Abraham – 3 April 2024
From +972 Magazine The Israeli army has marked tens of thousands of Gazans as suspects for assassination, using an AI targeting system with little human
Ethiopia has a population of 126mn and is the second most populous state in Africa, behind Nigeria. The urban population is less than a quarter
“Sovereignty and self-determination are important concepts to keep at the heart of Left analysis”—and can help orient us in the confusion and misinformation surrounding Russia’s
Andrew B. Liu is an associate professor in the Department of History at Villanova University (Pennsylvania, USA). His research interests include modern China, South and